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Highway & Transit Bill Delay Jeopardizes Jobs, New Website Shows

Top Instructor Returns for P6 Scheduling Academy

Hot Dam... And a Cool New Bridge Too!

Hailed as the birth of a “modern

marvel,” it is the largest

concrete-arch bridge in the

Western Hemisphere, sitting on

the highest precast segmented

columns in the world.

It was built on-time and with

transportation agencies and

private sector firms working

together on behalf of taxpayers.

And soon, the American people

and members of Congress are

going to learn more about the

Hoover Dam Bypass project.

ARTBA used the occasion

of CONEXPO-CON/AGG

2011 to unveil a two-minute

video highlighting the

superstructure’s features, its

engineering and construction

achievements and the positive

mobility, job creation and

economic impacts on the

Arizona-Nevada communities.

As part of the

“Transportation Makes

America Work” campaign, the

video is being distributed to

national and local news media,

and members of Congress

and their staffs to show them

the benefits of infrastructure

improvements and make the

point that there are similar

projects ready to be built across

the nation if Congress would

complete action on the long-

term highway/transit bill.

Also during CONEXPO,

select member associations

of the Transportation

Construction Coalition (TCC)

set up grassroots centers at

their respective booths, which

resulted in industry executives

calling their congressional

delegations to urge timely

action on the reauthorization

bill. These grassroots efforts

will culminate at the May 24-25

TCC Washington Fly-In, where

attendees will meet face-to-face

with their elected officials.

With the federal surface

transportation bill stuck in

legislative limbo, ARTBA’s

“Transportation Makes

America Work” campaign

March 28 launched www.

transportationcreatesjobs.org

to educate lawmakers and

the public about the number

of jobs in all 50 states that

are dependent on this critical

legislation.

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One of the nation’s leading

experts on Critical Path

Method (CPM) is returning to

Washington, D.C., as the lead

instructor for the April 19-21

ARTBA P6 Scheduling Academy.

If you are a scheduler, estimator

or project manager, this course is

built just for you.

Photography © 2009-2011 Jamey Stillings, All Rights Reserved. “The Bridge at Hoover Dam.” For more information, see: www.bridgeathooverdam.com.

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Upcoming Events

3rd Annual ARTBA Transportation Construction Law & Regulatory ForumApril 6–7 Washington, D.C. [Add to Calendar]

ARTBA Federal Issues Program & TCC Fly-InMay 23–25 Washington, D.C.[Add to Calendar]

ARTBA Young Executive Development ProgramMay 23–26Washington, D.C.[Add to Calendar]

International Bridge ConferenceJune 5–8 Pittsburgh, Pa.[Add to Calendar]

TransOvation 2011 WorkshopSeptember 7–9 Near Dulles Airport, Va.[Add to Calendar]

Transportation Development Hall of Fame Gala Dinner at TransOvation 2011September 7Near Dulles Airport, Va.[Add to Calendar]

ARTBA National ConventionOctober 2–5 Monterey, Calif. [Add to Calendar]

ARTBA Public-Private Partnerships ConferenceNovember 15–16 Washington, D.C. [Add to Calendar]

ARTBA REGIONAL MEETINGSNortheastern November 28–29 New York, N.Y.[Add to Calendar]

SouthernNovember 30–December 1 Tampa, Fla.[Add to Calendar]

WesternDecember 5–6 Los Angeles, Calif.[Add to Calendar]

CentralDecember 7–8Chicago, Ill.[Add to Calendar]

Visit our Events Page for more information.

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It features an interactive map of the

U.S. with links to one-page fact sheets that

include: job creation impacts, a profile of the

state’s transportation network, the conditions

of roads and bridges, and other economic

impacts of infrastructure improvements.

Based on ARTBA’s groundbreaking

“Transportation Construction Industry

Profile,” the site also contains national data

about how transportation investments

stimulate U.S. business activity, generate

federal and state payroll tax revenue, and

sustain jobs in other industries.

ARTBA prepared and distributed via the

wire services customized news releases for all

50 states and also contacted congressional

offices about the site.

New Website Has Interactive Map

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Products & ServicesNational Work Zone Awareness Week

April 4-8 is National Work Zone Awareness Week. In preparation, ARTBA and the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse are offering unique safety products so that your company can highlight the importance of work zone safety on the jobsite. Contact Liz Cavallaro by March 30 to get your resource pack in time for Work Zone Awareness Week.

Order free and low-cost work zone materials and safety training products from the ARTBA Store today!

Dr. Jay Newitt, a

founder of Brigham

Young University’s

Construction

Management Program,

will teach participants

how to use schedules

to manage and

track all aspects of a

transportation project—people, materials,

key operational benchmarks and payment

schedules. They also will have “hands-

on” experience with the most widely used

scheduling software, Primavera Project

Planner (P6).

Newitt has trained more than 5,000

project managers and superintendents

on the principles of CPM scheduling and

developed a method to teach the complex

principles in an easy to understand and

effective way.

One past graduate of P6 scheduling

academy said this about Newitt: “The

instruction was top notch. He had a firm

grasp and was knowledgeable in all aspects

of the program, and it carried through to

the students. Before this class, I would

rate my understanding of CPM scheduling

as average at best. Moving forward, the

skills I have learned should help with my

scheduling practices in the future.”

Register at www.artbatdf.org or by

contacting Laura Spitz.

May 2010: 335 industry executives participated in the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Washington Fly-In.

March 2011: 800 bicyclists storm Capitol Hill urging Congress to boost bike trail investment in the multi-year surface transportation bill.

May 2011: ___ will attend the TCC Fly-In and lobby their congressional delegations for timely passage of a robust highway/transit investment bill. Will you be one?

Register now to attend the May 23-25 ARTBA Federal Issues Program & TCC Washington Fly-In at www.artba.org. Make your voice heard!

ON THE HIGHWAY/TRANSIT BILL?WHOSE VOICE IS BEING HEARD

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“We can either build, and compete, and create jobs for our people, or we can fold up, and let everybody else win. I don’t think that’s America.”

Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), discussing a proposed “infrastructure bank” in the “New York Times.”

“Right now there is a lack of confidence in the United States. Certainly if you look at the Far East, there’s a massive amount of infrastructure spending going on and I think you can see that in their economies and in their growth rates. It pays… What we’re saying to our government and our representatives is… We need infrastructure spending right now. And we need it before it’s too late. ”

Mike Haberman, chair, CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 urging the government to provide the industry with more funding certainty at the event in Las Vegas, Nev.

TRB Newsletter: March 22, 2011ARTBA is pleased to make available another service for members that highlights new research, technologies, industry best practices and information resources available to the transportation design and construction industry. This material comes from the Transportation Research Board. Read the most recent newsletter.

How do They Do it? Mastering the Art & Science of Innovation3M is a company known around the world for its unrelenting focus on innovation; HNTB’s Ted Zoli won a MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Award for his “outside-the-box” bridge design work; and John Hillman of Teng & Associates won the ENR Award of Excellence for his work as a transportation engineer. How do they do it, and how can you bring their skills to your workplace? Attend TransOVation 2011, an industry-first innovation workshop Sept. 7-9 near Dulles, Va. Visit transovation.net to learn more.

Overheard

Fostering Innovation

“ ”Legislative & Regulatory News

Vehicle-Mile Tax Has Pros and Cons

The Congressional Budget Office

(CBO), a non-partisan agency

charged with evaluating policy

proposals before Congress,

released a report March 23

highlighting the benefits and

challenges of a Vehicle Miles

Traveled (VMT) user fee to

generate revenues for surface

transportation improvements—a

concept ARTBA has long

supported. The report, requested

by Senate Budget Committee

Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D),

states the true costs to society

would best be levied in the long-

term through utilization of both a

VMT and traditional fuels taxes.

For instance, according to CBO,

a VMT tax, depending on its goal,

could better tie issues like road

deterioration and congestion to

the vehicles most contributing

to these problems. However, the

report also points out various

problems with VMT, including

the high costs associated with

implementing such a system,

collecting the tax, unease about

privacy and equity concerns as

they relate to low-income and

rural users.

Meetings & Events

2011 Federal Issues Program & TCC Washington Fly-In

The program of events and

registration information for this

annual event are now available.

2011 International Bridge Conference

Exhibitor prospectus and

sponsorship information are

available. Contact Jim Colleton.

Limited Space Left for Transportation Construction Law & Regulatory Forum

Limited space remains for

the popular ARTBA program

that focuses on the latest legal

and regulatory developments

impacting transportation

improvement projects

nationwide. Top industry

lawyers and experts will address

real world project situations on

topics such as:environmental

regulations, risk management,

government contracting, project

documentation, construction

claims, OSHA and P3s.

For more information, view

the full agenda or contact Allison

Wenograd. Register today for

the April 6-7 event!

Foundation News

Nominations Sought for 2011 Environmental & Work Zone Safety Awards

The ARTBA Foundation is

accepting applications for the

2011 Globe and Work Zone

Safety Awareness Awards.

The Globe Award celebrates

private-sector firms and public-

sector agencies that do an

outstanding job in protecting

and/or enhancing the natural

environment in the planning,

design and construction of U.S.

transportation infrastructure

projects. It also honors

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transportation construction-

related product manufacturers

and material suppliers that

utilize exemplary environmental

processes to protect or enhance

the natural environment.

Nominations are due April 1.

The Work Zone Safety

Awareness Award honors

outstanding efforts to promote

roadway work zone construction

safety and reduce accidents.

Nominations are due April 22.

Visit www.artbatdf.org

or contact Holly Bolton for

additional information.

Highway Worker Scholarship Deadline This Week

The “Lanford Family Highway

Worker Memorial Scholarship

Program” provides financial

assistance to the children of

highway construction workers

killed or permanently disabled

in the line of duty to pursue

post-secondary education. The

application deadline is this

Friday, April 1. If you know

of a student that is interested

in this scholarship or may be

eligible, please contact Holly

Bolton.

Visit www.artbatdf.org to

download the application.

Safety News

New Work Zone Awareness Week Poster Available

The National

Work Zone

Safety

Information

Clearinghouse is

a key supporter

of National Work

Zone Awareness

Week, April 4-8. This year’s

theme is “Safer Driving. Safer

Work Zones. For Everyone.”

The national “Kickoff Event”

will be hosted by the Maryland

State Highway Administration.

As in previous years, the

Clearinghouse is printing the

official poster, which will be

distributed nationwide. This

poster and other work zone safety

products are available at www.

workzonesafety.org.

ARTBA News

Texas Educator Wins National Award

Dr. Melissa

Tooley was

presented the

ARTBA 2010

S.S. Steinberg

Award during

association’s

Research

& Education Division (RED)

meeting earlier this year.

Tooley is director of the

University Transportation

Center for Mobility (UTCM), a

part of the Texas Transportation

Institute (TTI) at Texas

A&M University. The award

recognizes an individual

Download a PDF copy of the digital “Washington Newsline.”

who has made remarkable

contributions to transportation

education. Prior to joining

TTI, Dr. Tooley was director

of the Mack-Blackwell Rural

Transportation Center at the

University of Arkansas. Dr.

Tooley is a past president

of the Council of University

Transportation Centers (CUTC)

and of ARTBA’s RED.

ITS Group Forming

ARTBA member firms with

an interest in Intelligent

Transportation Systems (ITS)

are encouraged to sign up

representatives to help lead,

organize and participate in

a new ARTBA ITS Policy &

Promotion Council. For details,

contact Rob Regier.

ARTBA’s 2011 Young Executive Development Program (YEDP), to be held May 23-26, is an immersion course in the Nation’s Capital designed to introduce the next generation of leaders to federal legislative and regulatory policies and ARTBA’s role in shaping them. It features sessions on highway/transit financing, economics, environmental issues, P3s & industry innovation. The program also features an interactive session with a high-profile industry CEO & tour of FHWA’s Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.

The application deadline is Friday, April 1. A nomination letter must accompany each application. Each person who refers an applicant will be entered in a drawing to win a Apple iPad 2 (16 GB “wi-fi” model). Contact Jeff Solsby at 202.289.4434 with any questions.

2011 YEDP Application

Deadline This Friday! Young Executive Development Program

ARTBA staff discuss the need for grassroots action on the highway/transit reauthorization bill with industry executives at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011.

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NATIONAL DATA AND 50 STATE FACT SHEETS

• EconomicandJobCreationImpactsofTransportationConstruction

• TransportationNetworkProfile

• RoadandBridgeConditions

• EconomicsofInteruptedService

• CommutingPatterns

• U.S.ProductivityandCompetitivenessChallenges